Registered Dietitian

The Registered Dietitian provides comprehensive nutritional care to patients who meet nutritional risk criteria. The Registered Dietitian identifies needs plans develops and implements nutritional education and services for a targeted population. The Registered Dietitian designs and develops standards necessary to ensure the accomplishment of nutrition program objectives and recommends adaptation or modification to conform to the requirements of changing organizational patient patterns and community needs.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Supports and implements the organizations vision mission and values.
2. Determines priorities and methods of completing daily workload to ensure that all responsibilities are carried out in a timely manner.
3. Performs all job functions in a professional and courteous manner. This includes answering all general phone calls timely and providing excellent customer service to internal and external customers.
4. Performs job duties independently and exercises good judgment.
5. Fosters and promotes a culture of service excellence and accountability.
6. Develops individualized Nutritional Plans for patients based on nutritional assessment medications health status and collaboration with clinical providers.
7. Observes analyze and records diet program and patient response to diets served to evaluate the effectiveness of the dietary program determine necessary diet changes or supplementary feeding and provide dietary information for related medical purposes.
8. Re-evaluates and revises nutritional plans to ensure the continued adequacy and appropriateness of the nutritional plan obtaining primary care providers orders as necessary.
9. Writes progress notes in patient electronic medical records.
10. Ensures HIPAA compliance by maintaining strict confidentiality of all patient data and E.H.R./Practice Management System (PMS) according to regulations.
11. Attends applicable training seminars in-services and educational classes to maintain skills competency and current knowledge for a standard of care and effective practices.
12. Uses discretion and judgment in handling sensitive or confidential information.
13. Identifies initiates and implements measures to deliver high-quality care to patients and improve services.
14. Must be willing and able to work at all locations as needed to meet patient care needs.
15. Must be willing and able to work all business hours including evenings and weekends.
16. Complies with organizational policies and procedures.
17. Performs other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Bachelors Degree in nutrition dietetics or related field.

Registration or eligibility for registration as a registered Dietitian by the American Dietetic Association. Experience utilizing Epic is preferred.

Experience in community clinics and/or working with individuals of diverse cultural educational social and economic backgrounds preferred.

Experience should include at least one year in related roles.

Bilingual Spanish is highly preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Has the ability to read and interpret documents such as policies and procedures benefits information board minutes routine mail contracts and instruction manuals. Ability to compose routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with employees visitors and management.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts interest commissions proportions and percentages and apply introductory algebra and geometry concepts.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to exercise common sense in carrying out instructions furnished in written oral or diagram form and in other daily situations that arise. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to make decisions and execute timely in order to produce a positive outcome.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Adheres to and complies with the companys policies and procedures.
2. Demonstrates required knowledge skills and education for job functions.
3. Thinks critically to navigate business issues on a daily basis and strategically to develop long-term plans.
4. Possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills utilizing tact active listening empathy and compassion. Able to manage conflict in a direct and professional manner.
5. Collaborates well with staff at all levels of the organization and external colleagues.
6. Demonstrates a professional self-directed disciplined approach to prioritizing and fulfilling job duties.
7. Displays a positive outlook on the job and promotes professional behavior.
8. Assesses new opportunities and review current practices for continuous improvement.
9. Demonstrates proficiency in computer applications such as Microsoft Excel PowerPoint Word Outlook and OCHIN Epic EHR.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance stoop kneel crouch or sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally life and/or move up to 30 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to ascend and descend one flight of stairs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision color vision and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is often low. However there are many times when there is a high ambient background noise of phones and multiple conversations. Must be able to screen out the background noise to concentrate on the work at hand.